1. Roman Art
Roman Art was influenced by many things.
They were influenced by some countries
that they ruled over, like Greece, Egypt,
and Africa. The Romans often mixed the
best styles of those cultures. Romans
believed in gods and goddesses as their
religion. Romans had many different art
forms. One of the art forms were murals,
large wall paintings. Many Roman
Emperors had murals on their walls of their
palace. They made statues and portraits too. Statues were life-like and of gods,
goddesses, emperors, and important people. Many statues
are just the head and shoulders of an emperors. They were
called portraits. Other art forms were paintings, poetry,
tombstones, domes, and vaults. Romans had four styles of
optical illusion paintings that tricked the eye. The first style was
when they painted walls to look like they were made of
marble or copies of Greek styles of decoration. A second style
was when they painted realistic looking scenes that looked like
views through the window. The third style was less realistic, but
delicate looking images. The fourth method of tricking the eye
was a combination of the second and third styles. From the
3rd century BC, a specific genre known as Triumphal Paintings
appeared. These were paintings which showed triumphal
entries after military victories, represented episodes from the
war, and conquered regions and cities. Summary maps were
drawn to highlight key points of
the campaign. And Roman
portraiture was one of the most
important currents in ancient
Roman art. Portrait sculpture
from the Republican era tends
to be somewhat more modest,
realistic, and natural
compared to early Imperial
works. A typical work
might be one like the
standing figure “A
Roman Patrician with
Busts of His Ancestors”.
